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FLOGGER G SAYQAL AIRFIELD, SYRIA

Document Type: 
CREST [1]
Collection: 
NGA Records (Formerly NIMA) [2]
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
CIA-RDP82T00709R000200380001-4
Release Decision: 
RIPPUB
Original Classification: 
S
Document Page Count: 
4
Document Creation Date: 
December 28, 2016
Document Release Date: 
June 24, 2010
Sequence Number: 
1
Case Number: 
Publication Date: 
August 5, 1982
Content Type: 
REPORT
File: 
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/24: CIA-RDP82T00709R000200380001-4 ROUTING TO: NAME AND ADDRESS DATE I NITIALS 1 2 3 4 ACTION DIRECT REPLY PREPARE REPLY APPROVAL DISPATCH RECOMMENDATION COMMENT FILE RETURN CONCURRENCE INFORMATION SIGNATURE REMARKS: FROM: NAME, ADDRESS, AND PHONE NO. DATE SECRET 239 (Security Classification) (See inside cover) CONTROL NO. Z-11129/82 NPIC/PEG (8/82) COPY OF Warning Notice Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions SECRET (Security Classification) Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/24: CIA-RDP82T00709R000200380001-4 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/24: CIA-RDP82T00709R000200380001-4 Warning Notice Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved (WNINTEL) or (D) NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions DISSEMINATION CONTROL ABBREVIATIONS NOFORN- Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals NOCONTRACT- Not Releasable to Contractors or Contractor/Consultants PROPIN- Caution- Proprietary Information Involved ORCON- Dissemination and Extraction of Information Controlled by Originator REL ... This Information has been Authorized for Release to ... Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/24: CIA-RDP82T00709R000200380001-4 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/24: CIA-RDP82T00709R000200380001-4 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/24: CIA-RDP82T00709R000200380001-4 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/24: CIA-RDP82T00709R000200380001-4 SECRET (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Page 1 of 1 Attachment to Z-11129/82 NPIC/PEG (8/82) Copy FLOGGER G SAYQAL AIRFIELD, SYRIA 1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: SYRIA HAS ACQUIRED AN IMPROVED AIR DEFENSE INTERCEPT CAPABILITY. 2. (S/D) REMARKS: SOVIET-MADE FLOGGER G, AN ADVANCED INTERCEPTOR WITH LIMITED LOOK-DOWN/SHOOT-DOWN CAPABILITY, IS OBSERVED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE MIDDLE EAST AT SAYQAL AIRFIELD. PREVIOUSLY, THE FLOGGER G HAS BEEN SEEN ONLY IN THE SOVIET UNION AND EASTERN EUROPE. ONE FLOGGER G IS ON A FUELING APRON WITH A SERVICE VEHICLE NEARBY. TWO PROBABLE FLOGGER G ARE'. PARKED IN SEPARATE DISPERSAL AREAS. OTHER AIR ORDER-OF-BATTLE (NOT ON GRAPHIC) INCLUDES TWO FLOGGER B (ARMED WITH APEX AIR-TO-AIR MISSILES) AND 24 OTHER FLOGGER. (S/D) SAYQAL AIRFIELD, A MAJOR SYRIAN FIGHTER BASE, IS 42 NM EAST-NORTHEAST OF DAMASCUS. 3.I I, COORDINATES 33-41-10N 037-13-18E COMMENTS AND QUERIES REGARDING THIS BRIEFING BOARD MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE NPIC/PEG OPERATIONS OFFICER. These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana- lytical work. Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue. WARNING NOTICE Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved SECRET Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/24: CIA-RDP82T00709R000200380001-4

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